God’s Providence

Bible Truths gathered:

Biblical Theology

God’s Providence

John Wesley’s father: SamuelFire at rectory at EpworthJohn: “brand plucked from the fire”Bringing in God’s fruit

God’s Providence

IntroductionPsalm 103:19; 135:6; Eph. 1:11

Biblical statementsProv. 16:9Prov. 16:33Rom. 8:28

God’s Providence

Practical explanationUsing “natural phenomena”Shedd: uses second causes

Thiessen: continuous working of His purposes

God’s Providence

Practical operationPhysical universe

Job 9:5-7; 37:10; Psa. 147:16-18; Acts 14:17; Mat. 5:45

Animal creationJob 12:10; Psa. 147:9; Mat. 10:29

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Over the nationsJob 12:23; Psa. 22:28; 75:6-7; Dan.

2:38-39; Acts 17:28; Rom. 13:1Over individuals

As to birth and lot in life1 Sam. 1:1; Esther 4:14; Psa. 139:16; Jere.

1:5; Gal. 1:15-16

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Over individualsAs to success and failure

Psa. 76:6-7; Luke 1:52; Prov. 21:1; 1 Sam. 2:6-8

As to seemingly accidental thingsProv. 16:33

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Over individualsAs to the needs of God’s people

Psa. 4:8; 5:12; 63:8; Phi. 4:19As to destinies of saved & unsaved

Psa. 73:24; 37:23-24; 11:6As to free acts of men

Ezra 7:27; Prov. 16:1; 19:21; 21:1; Jere. 10:23; Phi. 2:13

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Over evil acts of fallen creaturesPreventative providence

Gen. 20:6; Psa. 19:13Permissive providence

Deut. 8:2; Hosea 4:7; Rom. 1:24, 28Directive providence

Gen. 50:20; John 13:27; Acts 4:28

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End toward which providence is directedHappiness of God’s creatures

Acts 14:17; Rom. 2:4Salvation & preparation of His

peopleTitus 2:14; 1 Pet. 2:9

His own glory: Isa. 48:11; Eph. 1:11-12

God’s Providence

Wrong theoriesFatalismCausalismGeneral providence

Arguments against generalMust start with small stuffGod’s loveChristian experience

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Providence is not “luck.”Think about a “rabbit’s foot.”DTS—founded 1924Harry Ironside’s prayerInterruption by secretaryDr. Chafer’s remark

God’s Providence

A look at God’s providence and direction in geography of the Middle East & Palestine.